A former customer service representative at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is among 11 individuals recently arrested in connection with an alleged identity theft scheme that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in credit fraud.
A banking regulator's comments about the need for retailers to bear responsibility for card breaches are outdated. Merchants aren't to blame for our broken payments system. Rather than point fingers, regulators need to offer stronger leadership.
Apple has unveiled its long-awaited Apple Watch, which the company will begin shipping in nine countries on April 24. Security experts highlight the use of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi as potential security concerns and discuss other security-related issues.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and Natural Grocers are two of the latest merchants to confirm breaches of their point-of-sale systems. Security experts analyze the impact these breaches are likely to have on issuers and cardholders.
ID fraud reported by U.S. consumers dropped 3 percent in 2014 - the first decline since 2010, according to Javelin. But analyst Al Pascual says the decrease should have been much greater.
A recent blog about payments security generated a spirited debate about the current state of merchant security, why card breaches continue to be an issue and EMV's impact on fraud.
NPCI's new unified payment interface for smartphones aims to simplify mobile money transfer through a single interface. But can it truly ensure a secure transaction through single-factor authentication?
New exploits linked to Apple Pay aren't compromising the mobile device's security, but instead are taking advantage of lax authentication practices used by banking institutions to verify cards that are loaded to the iPhone for Apple Pay purchases.
Why aren't more U.S. merchants in a hurry to implement EMV? Two national retail association executives answered this question at Information Security Media Group's Fraud Summit in Los Angeles.
NACHA is already laying the groundwork that will help make the Federal Reserve's faster payment plan a reality while ensuring security and reducing fraud, says Jan Estep, NACHA's president and CEO, in an exclusive interview.
Despite commitments by leading payment card brands to enhance security, some critics say the White House cybersecurity summit produced no specifics for how the public and private sectors will curb cyber-fraud.
The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection late last week served as the stage for more than a dozen companies and trade groups to announce new initiatives aimed at securing Internet transactions and payments and reducing fraud.
On the heels of the FFIEC's new business continuity guidelines, Deputy Comptroller Beth Dugan hints that new guidance related to cybersecurity risks affecting payments and mobile transactions may be coming.
The Federal Reserve, which just two weeks ago announced a plan for faster and more secure payments, now says it's prepared to play a more hands-on role if private sector progress with the rollout lags.
PINS can effectively reduce card-not-present as well as card-present fraud, argues Liz Garner of the Merchant Advisory Group, who will be a featured speaker at Information Security Media Group's upcoming Fraud Summit Los Angeles.
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